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110
Citations
39641
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5617
National Ranking
3021

Overview

David L. Costill is primarily affiliated with Ball State University in the United States. Their research spans several fields including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Health Professions, with a focus on subfields such as Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Cell Biology, Physiology, and Genetics.

The scientist's work addresses a range of main topics related to sports and exercise sciences, including:

  • Sports Performance and Training
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise
  • Sports injuries and prevention
  • Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
  • Genetics and Physical Performance
  • Exercise and Physiological Responses

Among recent publications, one notable paper is titled Lifelong physiology of a former marathon world-record holder: the pros and cons of extreme cardiac remodeling, published in 2024 in the Journal of Applied Physiology. This paper has accrued several citations since its release.

David L. Costill has frequent collaborations with several co-authors, including:

  • Larry W. Kenney
  • Jack H. Wilmore
  • Ramón Lindauer

Regarding publication venues, Costill has published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, among others.

In addition to journal articles, Costill has contributed to book publications, notably the work Inspannings- en sportfysiologie, published by Bohn Stafleu van Loghum in 2023.

Best Publications

  • Skeletal muscle enzymes and fiber composition in male and female track athletes.

    D. L. Costill;J. Daniels;W. Evans;W. Fink

  • Plasma lactate accumulation and distance running performance

    Peter A. Farrell;Jack H. Wilmore;Edward F. Coyle;John E. Billing

  • Effects of elevated plasma FFA and insulin on muscle glycogen usage during exercise

    D. L. Costill;Edward F Coyle;G. Dalsky;W. Evans

  • Energy expenditure during front crawl swimming: Predicting success in middle-distance events

    D. L. Costill;J. Kovaleski;D. Porter;John P Kirwan

  • Effects of repeated days of intensified training on muscle glycogen and swimming performance.

    David L. Costill;Michael G. Flynn;John P. Kirwan;Joseph A. Houmard

  • Fractional utilization of the aerobic capacity during distance running.

    David L. Costill;Harry Thomason;Eric Roberts

  • Effects of caffeine ingestion on metabolism and exercise performance.

    D L Costill;G P Dalsky;W J Fink

  • Muscle respiratory capacity and fiber type as determinants of the lactate threshold

    J. L. Ivy;R. T. Withers;P. J. Van Handel;D. H. Elger

  • Adaptations in skeletal muscle following strength training.

    D. L. Costill;E. F. Coyle;W. F. Fink;G. R. Lesmes

  • Influence of diuretic-induced dehydration on competitive running performance.

    Lawrence E. Armstrong;David L. Costill;William J. Fink

  • Exercise in space: human skeletal muscle after 6 months aboard the International Space Station

    Scott Trappe;David Costill;Philip M. Gallagher;Andrew C Creer

  • Mood Disturbance Following Increased Training in Swimmers

    William P. Morgan;David L. Costill;Michael G. Flynn;John S. Raglin

  • The role of dietary carbohydrates in muscle glycogen resynthesis after strenuous running.

    D L Costill;W M Sherman;W J Fink;C Maresh

  • Effect of Exercise-Diet Manipulation on Muscle Glycogen and Its Subsequent Utilization During Performance*

    W. M. Sherman;D. L. Costill;W. J. Fink;J. M. Miller

  • Effect of resistance training on single muscle fiber contractile function in older men

    Scott Trappe;David Williamson;Michael Godard;David Porter

  • Improvements in exercise performance: effects of carbohydrate feedings and diet

    P. D. Neufer;D. L. Costill;M. G. Flynn;John P Kirwan

  • Prolonged space flight-induced alterations in the structure and function of human skeletal muscle fibres.

    Robert Fitts;S. W. Trappe;David Costill;Philip M. Gallagher

  • Effect of carbohydrate feedings on muscle glycogen utilization and exercise performance.

    M Hargreaves;D L Costill;A Coggan;W J Fink

  • Muscle water and electrolytes following varied levels of dehydration in man.

    D. L. Costill;R. Cote;W. Fink

  • Carbohydrates for exercise: dietary demands for optimal performance.

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Frequent Co-Authors

Robert H. Fitts
Robert H. Fitts Marquette University
Joseph A. Houmard
Joseph A. Houmard East Carolina University
John P. Kirwan
John P. Kirwan Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Bret H. Goodpaster
Bret H. Goodpaster Translational Research Institute
Mark Hargreaves
Mark Hargreaves University of Melbourne
Roger A. Fielding
Roger A. Fielding Tufts University
Edward F. Coyle
Edward F. Coyle The University of Texas at Austin
Hirofumi Tanaka
Hirofumi Tanaka The University of Texas at Austin
Lawrence E. Armstrong
Lawrence E. Armstrong University of Connecticut
William J. Evans
William J. Evans University of California, Berkeley

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